Eldridge Elementary, Hayward CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Eldridge Elementary

Eldridge Elementary is a public school serving kindergarten through grade six in Hayward, located in the Hayward Unified School District. The school is small, with an enrollment distributed evenly across its grade levels. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a substantial share of students from Asian and Pacific Islander backgrounds as well, and a small number of students who are Black or white. A large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

State assessment results from 2024-25 show that proficiency across math and English language arts is low. In math, proficiency ranges from quite low in grade five to low-to-moderate in the other grades. In English language arts, results are mixed: grade three and four show low proficiency, grade five shows low-to-moderate proficiency, and grade six shows higher proficiency than the earlier grades, though still below the state's expectation that most students reach proficiency. Science proficiency in grade five, the only tested grade for that subject, is low. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency is in the bottom quartile relative to districts in Alameda County.

The school sits in Hayward, a mid-sized East Bay city that mixes commercial, industrial, and residential character. The city is home to California State University East Bay and Chabot College, and downtown has a historic, walkable core with diverse dining and local shops. Major employers include education institutions, public agencies, manufacturing, and logistics. Downtown Hayward is undergoing significant growth and development, with the Downtown Specific Plan allowing for substantial new housing and commercial space. Housing values in Hayward have declined modestly from a year earlier, and rents have risen slightly. Mortgage rates and unemployment remain moderate.

Hayward Unified recently expanded arts education district-wide using Proposition 28 funding, adding new visual and performing arts courses in the 2024-25 school year. The district also announced a budget shortfall in late 2024, which may shape staffing and program decisions going forward. A parent may want to look into the district's response to this budget situation and its impact on schools like Eldridge.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 323%

School 23% · District 24% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 32 pts below county median

Grade 424%

School 24% · District 23% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 26 pts below county median

Grade 512%

School 12% · District 18% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 30 pts below county median

Grade 624%

School 24% · District 22% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 331%

School 31% · District 26% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Grade 424%

School 24% · District 30% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 30 pts below county median

Grade 527%

School 27% · District 32% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 30 pts below county median

Grade 645%

School 45% · District 35% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Science

Grade 521%

School 21% · District 17% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

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Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.